Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 425 | 356 | 331 | 250 | 236 | 176 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 184 | 187 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 227 | 130 | 174 | 359 | 407 | 340 | 414 | 263 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.80m | 5:22AM1.64m | 5:48PM1.78m | 6:03AM1.61m | 6:29PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.34m | 11:23PM0.40m | 11:31AM0.34m | 00:06AM0.40m | 12:14PM0.35m | 00:49AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 378 | 425 | 356 | 331 | 250 | 236 | 123 | 133 | 153 | 191 | 184 | 187 | 237 | 232 | 232 | 227 | 130 | 174 | 359 | 100 | 340 | 414 | 263 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 122 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 176 | 123 | 89 | 93 | 66 | 89 | 36 | 34 | 47 | 20 | 42 | 44 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 85 | 83 | 108 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | — | 5 | 20 | 73 | 78 | 21 | 20 | — | 18 | 17 | 42 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | N 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | ENE 12 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 35 | 43 | — | 17 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 407 | 45 | 35 | 167 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 |
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